(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Job Description
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
94
|
Examine contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment. |
84
|
Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, and shipping orders to route materials. |
82
|
Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes. |
82
|
Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock. |
80
|
Confer and correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications. |
80
|
Contact carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials. |
78
|
Deliver or route materials to departments, using work devices, such as handtruck, conveyor, or sorting bins. |
74
|
Pack, seal, label, and affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using work devices such as hand tools, power tools, and postage meter. |
73
|
Determine shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates. |
66
|
Compute amounts, such as space available, and shipping, storage, and demurrage charges, using calculator or price list. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
62
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
57
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
55
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
52
|
Getting Information
|
50
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
50
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
48
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
48
|
Processing Information
|
46
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
45
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
43
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
43
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
42
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
42
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
41
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
41
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
40
|
Interacting With Computers
|
39
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
37
|
Thinking Creatively
|
35
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
35
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
34
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
34
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
33
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
33
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
33
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
32
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
32
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
31
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
31
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
30
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
28
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
28
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
27
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
18
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
15
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|